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This is a federal law. In no state can you make less than $7.25/hr at a tipped job. If tipped wage plus tips doesn't make that, the employer must make up the difference.
At least that's the law. I'm sure some shitty employers don't follow it. We should get rid of the whole "tipped wage" thing entirely and pay everyone a living wage.
Fuck me, I just converted the minimum wage in France, which is considered quite low, into dollars
$12.65 :(
Considering the horrific rent prices, food prices and basic utilities like internet, $7.25 is slave wages
Yup.
After adjusting for inflation, this is the lowest it's been since 1945. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
A few more years, and minimum wage will be worth less than it was when it was created in 1938.
In fairness 29 US states or territories have minimum wage higher that that federal minimum of $7.25/hour
Still nearly every state's minimum wage is still too low.
Except one of the largest groups against this are those tipped employees. They rather you keep giving tips instead of earning minimum wage.
We need to increase minimum wage to a livable level at the same time of getting rid of this trash law.
You're right, I thought it was tied to state minimum wages which some don't have but it's tied to federal minimum wages which makes more sense. I suppose that just makes the original argument even more moot though.